The truest, purest way to watch Lawrence of Arabia — David Lean’s historical epic about British officer T.E. Lawrence fighting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire — is projected on 70mm. The landscapes, the colors, and the striking intimacy of tortured souls against a backdrop of tremendous desert beauty are what the large-format film gauge is best at. But as we’re not all lucky enough to know a guy who can project it for us whenever we feel like it, a 4K Blu-ray is the next best thing. Thankfully, there’s a new UHD release of Lawrence of Arabia out courtesy of Columbia Pictures, and it’s a must-buy before Dune: Part Three wraps up Denis Villeneuve’s cinematic treatment of a series inspired heavily by Lean’s epic.
